Open AccessUlcer in a dialysis patient: Calciphylaxis or something simpler
Author(s) -
Mohamed Amr,
Thabet Salem
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.5318
Subject(s) - calciphylaxis , medicine , etiology , dialysis , uremia , intensive care medicine , hemodialysis , surgery , disease
Ulcers in dialysis patients have multiple etiologies; uremic pruritis is common in dialysis patients and is associated with poor outcomes; however, it is more likely to be underdiagnosed as we usually think about more serious etiologies as calciphylaxis. Here, we present a case where uremic pruritis was the leading diagnosis.